Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-08
EASTER BONNETS.
THE SPRING OPENINGS AND WHAT THEY
WILL BRING FORTH.
A Short Talk Abuut WOm2ns Head Dress as
PrsPsrd for the Easter Campaign
The Prevailing Styles.

Holy week is almost past and Easter is
only two days of. For several weeks
the ladies have been making preparations
for the coming Of the day, by rigging out new
and striking costumes, whereby they may
add to their beauty, make their lady friends
envious and set their husbands, or fathers,
as the case may be, about wild when the
bill comes in. To no part Of the female cos
tune is more attention paid, nor more
money spent on than the head dress, and
Easter brings ont more startling styles in
colors, makes and shapes than any Other
season of the year. This year will Ger
tainly be no exception, but indeed an ex.
aggeration of several seasons past.
The openings the past week have been
we'll attended and bOnnets and hats OF all
STYLES and descriptions to suit the tastes Of
the fair wearers and still be in style, were
displayed, and sold very rapidly. The
combinations in colors this year are Ger
tainly bewildering, and some of them art
most trying ones too. 1t seems very pc
culiar low charming one girl will look in
eolors that would make another gill q
perfect sight" doesn't it? Well there
are Just lots of colors and combinations
that will do that to I. y. {. 1t is almost
impossible to attempt to describe any OF
the hats or bonnets, for as a well known
millinery clerk stated, they are rather in
describable.
However, the prevailing style in bonnets
seem to be rather high and narrow and are
very stylish on the street or in church, but
not in the theatre. And right here it may
be we'll to remark that many of the ladies
in Washington City and other Eastern
cities do not wear either bonnet or hat al
the theatre, and you may be sure it is a
fashion that is appreciated and one that
should be cultivated wherever theatres
are. Oh, certainly, this is only hint,
ladies.
But to return to bonnets in store.
These tall bonnets are provided with rath'
er long strings, and the most stylish colors
in trimmings, aud naturally those most in
favor seem to be the different shades of he
liOtrope and lettuce green. The shades in
this latter color are remarkable for their
wide variety, running all the way from a
light buff to the darkest of dark green. The
item set down on the bill for the old gen
tleman to settle is anywhere from IS to $50,
and it is wonderful what a preponderance
there are of twenties over tiycs
At this season. OF course, there are more
bonnets than hats worn, but a few of the
latter were noticed, which were quite
large and of many shapes. The prevail
ing style in trimming appears 10 be nib
bon, artifcialities and feathers. Hats do
not generally set the old gentleman back
SO much, and one cross and almost para
lyzed papa whispered to the newspaper
man that he really believed that was the
reason the girls preferred bOnnets.
But the ladies can tell much better
what will suit them best by seeing for
themselves and as there TO be several
openings yet, those who have not been the
rounds will have an opportunity of going.
And this calls to mind the fact that
one of our biggest millinery men remarked
to reporter, yesterday, that they made
no money at these openings, but give them
as an advertisement, which of course bene'
fitted them in the end. BIT let us wait
till Easter day and then we may see what
the season has brought forth.